Schools for Health in EuropeSHE

Goof BuijsNIGZ

8 June 2008Vancouver, partnership track

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background

• ENHPS starts in 1991

• Council of Europe (CE), European Commission (EC) and WHO Regional Office for Europe

• National coordinators appointed by Ministry of Health and Education

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European advisory board:

EUROPEAN

COMMISSION WORLD HEALTHORGANIZATION

EUROPE

Member countries

AlbaniaAustriaBelgium/Fl.Belgium/Fr.BulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItaly

KazakhstanLatvia

LithuaniaLuxembourg

MaltaMoldova

NetherlandsNorwayPoland

PortugalRomania

Russian Fed.Slovak Rep.

SloveniaSpain

SwedenSwitzerland

TFY Rep. of MacedoniaTurkey

UkraineUnited KingdomArmenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina

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From Iceland to Kazachstan

A whole school approach Based upon the Ottawa Charter involving parents, pupils, teachers, communities Provision of tools, methodologies and technical

assistance Capacity building, partnerships, mobilisation of

resources Country infrastructure Creation of safe and secure environments Schools making a contribution to health development 44 countries participating in the programme

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Health promotion in schools

• Health promoting school approach

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Aim ENHPS

To positively influence the health and health behaviour of school-aged children in Europe

by developing and implementing quality-based and evidence-based health promotion programmes

for the school setting

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characteristics

the classroom curriculum

the school social, physical and organisational environment, including: relationships with the community

health services

partnerships, formal and informal

school policies

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partnerships

1. Education sector- Good and healthy school (Germany)- Effective school- inclusion in curriculum (Scotland)

2. Health sector and health services3. Students, parents, community4. Research community

- EVA- HBSC

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New phase in Europe from 2007

• NIGZ will be WHO collaborating centre for school health promotion

• Is now coordinator

• Transforming into ‘Schools for Health in Europe’: SHE

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Schools for Health in Europe (SHE)

• makes HPS more visible• provides direct access to information,

good practices, contacts and exchange • opens up for other sectors• helps to put health promoting schools

higher on the political agenda in Europe and member states

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Links with FRESH

• Rich body of knowledge

• Over 20 years of expertise in development and implementation

• Effective partnerships

• Participation

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Schools for Health in Europe (SHE)

• www.schoolsforhealth.nl